Tag: McIlroy
Valero Texas Open: Rory McIlroy falls to 10 shots off lead as Akshay Bhatia remains on top ahead of final round | Golf News
Rory McIlroy fell to 10 shots off the lead at the Valero Texas Open after a third-round 72, with leader Akshay Bhatia maintaining his place at the top by four shots. Bhatia shot 68 on Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard with a four-shot lead in his bid for a wire-to-wire win in San Antonio. Bhatia…
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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry to team up at Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Golf News
Rory McIlroy will make his debut at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans next month. Four-time major winner McIlroy will team up with fellow Irishman Shane Lowry, who himself added a major title to his playing resume when he won The Open Championship in 2019. “Both of these players have competed for Europe in Ryder…
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The Players: Wyndham Clark leads as Scottie Scheffler battles injury and Rory McIlroy struggles | Golf News
US Open champion Wyndham Clark built up a four-shot halfway lead at The Players, where Scottie Scheffler suffered an injury scare and Rory McIlroy failed to build on his strong opening round. Clark, chasing a fourth win in 10 months on the PGA Tour, fired a second successive 65 at TPC Sawgrass to move to…
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Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth’s drop dispute at The Players: What happened and who was right? | Golf News
Rory McIlroy has denied any wrongdoing and insisted his conscience was clear after being involved in a drop dispute with playing partners Viktor Hovland and Jordan Spieth at The Players. McIlroy grabbed a share of the clubhouse lead with a seven-under 65 at TPC Sawgrass, where he mixed 10 birdies with a bogey and double…
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Rory McIlroy insists he will never join LIV Golf | Golf News
Rory McIlroy has appeared to scale back his hardline stance against LIV Golf in recent months, but that doesn’t mean the star from Northern Ireland is considering switching allegiances. In separate interviews in January, McIlroy admitted he had been “too judgmental” of the Saudi-backed LIV circuit and the players who signed there, and he said…
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PGA Tour: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in halfway contention as Bud Cauley leads Cognizant Classic | Golf News
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry both carded back-to-back 67s to remain within three shots of the halfway lead at the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic in Florida. McIlroy mixed six birdies with two bogeys during his second round at PGA National’s Champion Course, while Lowry charged up the leaderboard with four consecutive birdies to also head…
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Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry three shots off the lead at Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | Golf News
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry sit three shots off the lead at the PGA Tour Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches after the opening round. Both McIlroy and Lowry sit on four under, behind joint leaders Chad Ramey and S.H Kim, after a day of unusually calm conditions for the venue. Kim shot an eagle…
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Rory McIlroy gives Talor Gooch ‘benefit of doubt’ after Masters asterisk comments | Golf News
Rory McIlroy has given LIV Golf’s Talor Gooch the benefit of the doubt after his dig at the legitimacy of a McIlroy Grand Slam, should he go on to win The Masters. Gooch was criticising the lack of major exemptions available to LIV Golf players. The 32-year-old American was himself inside the world’s top 40…
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Genesis Invitational: Tiger Woods withdraws as Patrick Cantlay pulls ahead and Rory McIlroy improves | Golf News
Patrick Cantlay took control of the Genesis Invitational by building a five-shot halfway lead, as Rory McIlroy bounced back from a slow start and Tiger Woods withdrew through illness. Cantlay followed an opening-round 64 by firing an eagle and five birdies in a bogey-free 65 on Friday at Riviera Country Club, lifting him to 13…
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Patrick Cantlay leads Genesis Invitational as Rory McIlroy struggles in Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour comeback | Golf News
Patrick Cantlay holds a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Genesis Invitational, where Scottie Scheffler’s putting struggles continued and Rory McIlroy had a back-nine to forget in Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour comeback. Cantlay mixed eight birdies with one bogey during a first-round 64 at Riviera Country Club, giving him a one-shot lead over…
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